## first day of the fifth month ##

measurements of time (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## Ezra had established his heart to study... ##

AT: "Ezra committed his life to study..."

##  the good hand of God ##

AT: "God" or "God Himself". (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## the statutes and decrees of the Law of Yahweh ##

These were the Laws that God passed down to Israel from Moses.